Taurus makes a copy of the old Colt Lightning in 357 mag and 45 Colt. Jut saying.
I actually have one of those in 45 colt that came from my dads collection. While not near as nicely finished as say the Uberti copies, it functions fine and is decently accurate and fun to shoot.
Wasn’t mine technically, but my best friend’s mid-80s Marlin 336 had a trigger around 48 pounds, and shot patterns as opposed to groups. Horrible rifle.
He gave it to a cousin as I recall.
“A gun is a tool, no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.”
I may be in he minority but I bought my wife a 10 22 that has turned her off and has soured me on them as well. I have never been able to get a mag full through it without jamming. I keep hoping it will break in and start working but she has lost interest in shooting it. I know there are many ruger fans but this and my ex father in laws 7mm mag with that skeleton stock that I zeroed in for him has not made me a big fan.
Wasn't it the Ruger Deerfield .44 magnum that was so stupidly designed that it had to come with a leather shroud to go around your scope to protect it from elected shells banging into it. It went out of production somewhat quickly as I recall.
I owned (gave it to my son) a Ruger Deer Stalker for years. Five digit serial#. Paid about $110. for it in the early 60's.. That rifle wore a scope for its entire life, never saw any damage to the scope due to ejection.
Wasn't it the Ruger Deerfield .44 magnum that was so stupidly designed that it had to come with a leather shroud to go around your scope to protect it from elected shells banging into it. It went out of production somewhat quickly as I recall.
I owned (gave it to my son) a Ruger Deer Stalker for years. Five digit serial#. Paid about $110. for it in the early 60's.. That rifle wore a scope for its entire life, never saw any damage to the scope due to ejection.
After that model was discontinued, Ruger introduced a new rendition that utilized their proprietary rotary magazine in place of the original tube magazine. A slight change in the empty cartridge ejection in this new rendition directed the spent cases at any telescopic sight attached. Ruger's fix was the referenced leather scope cover.
I used one of the original carbines to take my first deer in Michigan in the mid 1970's. Both rifles are exceptionally well designed for negotiating thick brush and quickly dispatching game bigger than the uninitiated may expect, and are a tribute to the intuitive thinking of Bill Ruger.
I know people that own 740s and 742s that think they're the greatest thing since Ice Cream. But they are usually strictly weekend warrior type hunters that shoot their rifles 5 times a year whether they need to or not. My brother in law has one in 30-06. He bought it used back in the 70s and has killed quite a few deer with it. He never complains of jams. However, he is not what we would consider an avid shooter. He shoots enough to get it pie plate accurate and then only shoots at game. That rifle is old now and still functions perfectly. But from hearing the stories on here I would never buy one because I shoot about 10 times more per year than any of those people.
Then there's those I know that have owned one and you couldn't give em another one because they were jamomatics.
Daddy, what's an enabler?
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
I've not had a 742 jam on me. I will give credit where credit is due....But. It was very late in the evening, no deer were coming through, and this one particular toadstool at about 150 yards had been pestering me all afternoon. It bothered me enough that I decided to shoot it. Missed. Oh well...climbed down out of the stand and walked back to the truck. Dropped the magazine, and went to unload the chamber. Uhoh....no charging handle. Live round in the chamber....not a good thing inside a single cab truck, or inside of anything for that matter. What to do....what to do? Easy....pop the round off in the nearest ditch. Did that and was immediately lit up by the brightest lights I've ever seen. I never noticed the Game Wardens truck parked 50 yards behind mine. He was a bit happy at catching a nighttime poacher, but was really good about it once he understood the mechanics of the situation. I hate 742's for a lot of reasons. Mike
"Walking away seems to be a lost art form." N454casull
Once again, please refrain from cutting short any baseless totally emotional arguments with facts. It leads to boring, completely objective conversations well beyond the comprehension ability of many.
I may be in he minority but I bought my wife a 10 22 that has turned her off and has soured me on them as well. I have never been able to get a mag full through it without jamming. I keep hoping it will break in and start working but she has lost interest in shooting it. I know there are many ruger fans but this and my ex father in laws 7mm mag with that skeleton stock that I zeroed in for him has not made me a big fan.
Does that happen with all magazines? I only have the mag it came with and if it doesn't get better it will go back to Ruger.
I may be in he minority but I bought my wife a 10 22 that has turned her off and has soured me on them as well. I have never been able to get a mag full through it without jamming. I keep hoping it will break in and start working but she has lost interest in shooting it. I know there are many ruger fans but this and my ex father in laws 7mm mag with that skeleton stock that I zeroed in for him has not made me a big fan.
Does that happen with all magazines? I only have the mag it came with and if it doesn't get better it will go back to Ruger.
I've had BRAND NEW Ruger 10 shot rotary magazines do that jam-o-matic act. With mine, it was insufficient spring tension in the magazine. There are YouTube videos on how to do the magazine tension adjustment. I can do it, but I suck at giving directions on how to do it.
Here's a Brownell's video that shows how to disassemble and clean the magazine. It needs to be lubricated after cleaning before reassembling.
“I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer” ― Douglas Adams
Had someone said worst shotgun, it would have to been the Win. Mod 1200. I threatened to leave a couple in the woods but would have got fined for littering.
Somewhere there’s a group gathering pitchforks and torches...
“A gun is a tool, no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.”
Some of the 710s shot surprisingly well for being a pressed-in action fit to a super cheap, injection molded stock. Worst part of that deal was the trigger guard being a thin part of said molded stock that broke very easily rather than a separate piece. I know of at least one guy who broke it off in the field, rendering the gun completely unsafe for future hunts. Since the entire action and stock were mated all but permanently during manufacturing, the gun was basically a club from that point forward.
Accuracy: because white space between bullet holes drives me insane.
Pre-64 Winchester 70's, Remington 700's, and Ruger 77's.
Pure crap!
Huh? WTH!
In order to go fishing, you need bait.
You’re a master at it.
“A gun is a tool, no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.”
I only have the mag it came with and if it doesn't get better it will go back to Ruger.
Ron, I give it a 99% chance of becoming a completely reliable feeder with a clean and tuned-up of the mag. Follow the video TennMike posted, Instead of the "2-3 turns" on the spring, I always go 8 "flats" on the nut. Nothing special about that number, just more specific than a vague "2 or 3 turns"
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates, Rule #37: There is no “overkill”. There is only “open fire” and “I need to reload”.
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He gave it to a cousin as I recall.
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Paid about $110. for it in the early 60's..
That rifle wore a scope for its entire life, never saw any damage to the scope due to ejection.
I used one of the original carbines to take my first deer in Michigan in the mid 1970's. Both rifles are exceptionally well designed for negotiating thick brush and quickly dispatching game bigger than the uninitiated may expect, and are a tribute to the intuitive thinking of Bill Ruger.
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
N454casull
Basically built to last 1 (if you're lucky) season
Here's a Brownell's video that shows how to disassemble and clean the magazine. It needs to be lubricated after cleaning before reassembling.
― Douglas Adams
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JAY
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
"If you get it and didn't work for it, someone else worked for it and didn't get it..."
Rabble rouser.
Gun control laws make about as much sense as taking ex-lax to cure a cough.
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Instead of the "2-3 turns" on the spring, I always go 8 "flats" on the nut. Nothing special about that number, just more specific than a vague "2 or 3 turns"
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.